Easy cooking recipes for Bachelors

Tomato Rice

Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Rice Recipes-Lunch/Dinner
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Basmati Rice -1 cup
   Ripe juicy big tomatoes -4
   Onion -2 medium size chopped
   Green chillies -2 slit
   Ginger-Garlic paste -1 tsp
   Sambar powder 1-2 tsp
   Turmeric Powder -1/4 tsp
   Salt as required

   For the seasoning 

   Oil -2 tbsp
   Mustard - 1/4 tsp
   Asafoetida - a pinch
   Curry leaves - little

Preparation 

Soak Basmati rice for 20 minutes. Drain water, add 2 cups of hot water and cook rice until soft.

Take juice of 4 tomatoes using a blender and keep it aside.

Method 

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai and add the ingredients mentioned under 'for the seasoning'.

Add onions and saute till it turns translucent.

Add green chillies and ginger- garlic paste. Saute for a few more minutes.

Then add tomato juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder or sambar powder and salt needed. Cook until oil separates.

Add the needed cooked rice to the tomato gravy and mix well.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with papads, potato chips or raita.

Note - You can use ordinary regular rice or even leftover rice for this recipe.

If using chilli powder, add 3/4 tsp chilli powder and 1-2 tsp of coriander powder for best results.

Add needed cooked rice to the mixture.

 

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